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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was David seen talking to a white horn player?
(a) 51st Street.
(b) 125th Street.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) Broadway.

2. Who says, "The whole world just get to be a great big empty basin"?
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Luke.
(d) David.

3. What did Odessa do to buy the household item in question?
(a) Scrubbed white folks' floors.
(b) Cooked for people.
(c) Took care of other peoples' children.
(d) Secretarial work.

4. Who's the last character to speak in Act II?
(a) Luke.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Sister Moore.

5. According to Brother Boxer in Act II, where has David been spending time?
(a) In church.
(b) On the street.
(c) In bars.
(d) At school.

6. What instrument did Luke make a living playing?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Piano.
(d) Trombone.

7. Who mentions a "heart black with sorrow" in Act II?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Luke.
(d) Sister Boxer.

8. Odessa encourages Margaret to return to the church towards the end of Act II for what reason?
(a) To pray for Luke.
(b) To see an upset parishioner.
(c) To prepare her sermon.
(d) To attend a business meeting.

9. Who cries in Act II?
(a) David.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Luke.

10. Who are Odessa and Sisters Moore and Boxer talking about when Act II opens?
(a) Margaret.
(b) David.
(c) Ida Jackson.
(d) Luke.

11. Where is Bishop Williams' church located?
(a) 51st Street.
(b) Next to Central Park.
(c) 63rd Avenue.
(d) 145th Street.

12. In Act II, which character mentioned going to Philadelphia with her husband, Herman?
(a) Sister Douglass.
(b) Sister Rice.
(c) Ida Jackson.
(d) Sister Sally.

13. Who says, "The way that box is going, you wouldn't of hear the Holy Ghost come in"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Brother Boxer.

14. What time of day is it when Act II begins?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Late evening.
(d) Noon.

15. What does Luke remove from his pajama pocket in Act II?
(a) Money.
(b) A mouthpiece.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks if drums and trumpets in church isn't worldly?

2. How much was the offering for the pastor's trip to Philadelphia?

3. Who is the first to begin singing in Act II?

4. Who says, "Ain't a soul been born infallible"?

5. In Act II, who says that it's the man who's supposed to lead, not the woman?

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